English book · The Spirit of Islam

Spiritual Nourishment from Everyday Events

English book, p. 86

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT FROM EVERYDAY EVENTS Just as material food is necessary for the health of the body, so also is learning lessons from all events a form of spiritual nourishment for a believer. A true believer has the aptitude to learn lessons from everything going on around him. Faith makes a person sensitive. In all matters he tries to go beyond mere appearances in order to plumb the depths of things, thus arriving at their true meaning. Things which people see and fail to take seriously yield up a treasure of wisdom to the believer. His insight is so developed that he is able to see beyond superficialities to the deeper level of things. The believer has sublime qualities which make his personality multi-dimensional. At every moment he discovers new things. The scattered universe becomes a great source of provision for his soul. In the rays of the sun, he can see the light of God. In a

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